Sean Morey (comedian)

Not to be confused with Sean Morey (American football).
Sean Morey
Born Sean Morey
Nyack, NY, USA
Nationality American
Children Megan Elizabeth Morey
Website www.seanmorey.com

Sean Morey (born June 7, ) is an American stand-up comedian famous for songs such as "The Man Song", "A Hairy Ass", "Dear Santa", and others. Morey has made several TV appearances, and is often referred to as "The Godfather of Boston Comedy."

Early life

Morey grew up on the south Jersey shore and was a lifeguard for the Longport Beach Patrol. He was senior class president at Atlantic City High School and graduated from Northeastern University in Boston with a degree in Speech Communication.

Career

Morey started his comedy career in Boston as a street entertainer on the Boston Common, at Faneuil Hall Marketplace and in Harvard Square. In 1977 he opened Sean Morey's Comedy School and did a one man show at Boston's Charles Playhouse that ran for nine months. He is largely credited with starting the Boston comedy scene. It was his work here that he earned him the moniker, "The Godfather of Boston Comedy."[1]

Morey moved to Los Angeles in 1978 and won the LA Comedy Contest in 1979. There he was spotted by Jim McCauley, the comedy talent-scout for Johnny Carson. Morey subsequently performed three times on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson; and later three times with Jay Leno's version of the show.

Comic songs such as: "The Man Song;" "The Woman Song;" "A Hairy Ass;" "It's All About Me;" "The Toddler Song;" "Dear Santa;" "I Think it's Gonna be a Great Day;" "I Think it's Gonna be a Bad Day;" "The Man Who Doesn't Exist;" "Repo Man is Coming to Town;" and "Ghost Chicken in The Sky" (the latter being a parody of the classic country song "(Ghost) Riders in The Sky") are Morey's hallmark. He has appeared on dozens of other TV shows; and is a recurring guest on The Bob & Tom Show.

Morey has performed for over 37 years at comedy clubs, colleges, casinos, theaters and on cruise ships; and his comedy songs are played on English speaking radio stations around the world.

The phrase "Reverse Life Cycle," which is commonly attributed to George Carlin or Andy Rooney, actually belongs to Sean Morey.[2]

Albums

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
1998 "The Man Song" 70 He's the Man

External links

References

  1. ↑ Sean Morey; at the Mike Donovan blog; retrieved March 2013.
  2. ↑ "reverse life cycle"; at Snopes.com; accessed March 2013.
  3. ↑ Sean Morey; Picklehead.
  4. ↑ Morey album at Mad Music.
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